Rating of
2.5/4
Babe Ruthless
patjohnson76 - wrote on 08/12/10
An okay movie. The story of a girl identifying with a roller derby team is unique enough, even though we're not really told what it is about roller derby that would make a meek outcast find herself. Kristen Wiig and Juliette Lewis a pretty solid as the leaders of their respective teams, and Marcia Gay Harden as an overbearing mother (and Daniel Stern as an aloof father) are great as the parents. Ellen Page is good as well, even if she tries a little too hard at the beginning to be awkward. While Drew Barrymore is fine as a director, she probably would have been better off casting someone else in her role, as she's more annoying than anything. Also, the subplot of Page falling for some rocker dude goes nowhere and really slows things down. Good roller scenes.
